I am a diamond in the rough. <br />I don't care whether or not you believe in that stuff. <br />One way or another, I shall triumph over adversity; <br />My work will be read by people in and beyond Dublin City. <br />With all possible effort, I will certainly become a writer <br />Because I persistently declare myself a strong fighter. <br />Despite a hard life, it is I who'll stand out from the crowd; <br />I will not be ranked as low as a corpse in a shroud. <br /> <br />Even in depressing times of loneliness, I stay at home <br />Where I express my true talent in the form of a poem. <br />I listen to no one but myself, most certainly not a bully, <br />Because they simply will never understand fully <br />That I am just a diamond in the rough <br />And that the notion of quitting just isn't good enough.<br /><br />Stephen Cahill Furlong<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-a-diamond-in-the-rough/
